How to Install MeSNEmu (Super Nintendo) on iOS 10 Without Jailbreak

In this post, I’m going to be talking about MeSNEmu, a simple emulator created by Lucas Mendes Menge that offers Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) to iPhone and iPad users. You may know it as SiOS; this emulator will bring the good old’ retro games like Pokemon and Super Mario World to your iOS device. This package also includes the Super Famicom (based on SNES9X) as well.

Usually, things like this require a jailbroken device, or sometimes users have to pay for a signing service like BuildStore. However, the tutorial below is dedicated entirely to everyone. That being said, you can build it on your own or install it for free using Cydia Impactor.

Before we jump the gun, let’s learn how MeSNEmu comes to fruition. Lucas developed this project as a hobby so that he can have a “stable and modern SNES emulator for iOS.” He also mentioned that developers with legitimate certificates could quick compiled the source code of this emulator straight from Xcode for their own goods.

How to Build MeSNEmu using Xcode

Under Build Settings, look for Code Signing Identity and change it to your own

Select your iPhone or iPad in the Scheme selector

Choose Product > Profile > Deploy

When done, open the emulator, and you should see nothing except for a header and the Settings button on the top right-hand corner. Before you do anything, look for ROMs online and use iTunes to install it.

Update #1: I found a new fork of MeSNEmu and this one seems to support iOS 9.3 as well as force touch shortcuts to launch your roms right from the home screen.

Okay, so the above instructions are not for everyone. If you don’t have all the requirements such as a developer account (which cost $99/year), there is an easier method. This one does not require anything except for your computer and iOS device.